Revision for “09) 18th December” created on October 7, 2016 @ 08:42:23
| Title | 09) 18th December |
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| Content | <h2>Ultima Online Patch Notes for 12/18/1997</h2>
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<li>Dragons and drakes have gotten a lot meaner, and a lot harder to tame and keep tamed.</li>
<li>Idle animations will now be less frequent when more people come onto the screen, to reduce lag from crowds.</li>
<li>You cannot trap locked objects anymore with the new tinker's traps.</li>
<li>We've made some more small adjustments to creature population.</li>
<li>The Orc Lord and Orc Mage have been slightly adjusted in difficulty.</li>
<li>There is now a Tips Wizard that comes up when you log into the game. *This window is minimizable and resizable, and has a "Do not show again" toggle.</li>
<li>There is now an Update Wizard that displays the latest update information if you have not yet seen it.</li>
<li>The skills window now displays 1/10 point increments.</li>
<li>We fixed a case where the yes/no notoriety query popped up erroneously.</li>
<li>You may want to check in your backpack! Happy holidays!</li>
<li>The duration of field spells is now dependent on caster level.</li>
<li>Area effect spell damage now scales down the further you are from the center of the effect.</li>
<li>Field spells are no longer capable of occupying the same space. They also do less damage.</li>
<li>Town criers are now going to start appearing in the game.</li>
<li>Various parts of the map have been designated "no player housing" regions.</li>
<li>Don't be surprised if you hear "Ho ho ho!" around the corner.</li>
<li>Training dummies in player houses should all work immediately now.</li>
<li>Large smithies are once again available.</li>
<li>Spinning wheels should all work properly again.</li>
<li>The bounty system now has messages to indicate why you were unable to report a murder.</li>
<li>Not getting any message at all can still happen, which helps us track down the causes of not being able to report.</li>
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